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WORD ON PHUKET PROPERTY SCENE: Bangkok-based developer Tri Property has successfully penetrated Phuket’s high-end property market with an affordable accommodation concept near Laguna, on the north west coast of Phuket, Full story

WORD ON BANGKOK: For the third year in a row, Bangkok has been named the “World’s Best City 2012″ by travel magazine Travel & Leisure. Readers of Travel & Leisure Full story

James Holmes, the one man suspected of shooting a dozen movie-goers while they were watching the latest Batman film at a theatre in Colorado, in the US, appeared in court Full story

WORD ON THAILAND SEAFOOD EXPORTS: With growing concern among US consumers that seafood caught off their own shores has become contaminated — following news that fish, shrimp and crab are turning Full story

WORD ON 30-YEAR OLD DINGO ATE BABY CASE: More than 30 years since the disappearance of a baby girl in the Australian outback, a coroner finally confirmed in an emotionally-charged Full story

WORD ON FILMING IN THAILAND: According to figures published by the Thailand Film Office, under the Department of Tourism, Thailand earned Bt1.8 billion (US$60 million) from foreign film productions shot Full story

WORD ON THAILAND TRADE: The Thai deputy commerce minister said he is willing to discuss establishing a Free-Trade Area (FTA) with the EU in a meeting with Swedish State Secretary Full story

WORD ON PHUKET: Phuketians join Buddhists around Thailand and Asia in commemorating Wisaka Bucha (Visakha Puja) Day today (June 4). In Bangkok His Royal Highness Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn will Full story

WORD ON CHANGING WORLD: An Texas judge has jailed and fined a diligent 17-year-old high school student for missing school, to ‘set an example’ to other students. The already exhausted Full story

WORD ON JUBILEE: Thailand’s Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn is to attend Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations in England, where Queen Elisabeth and The Duke of Edinburgh will attend the Full story

WORD ON BRITS ON THE PISS: Queensland Sea World resident Dirk the penguin had a disturbing experience when he was adopted by three drunk British tourists who broke into the Full story

WORD ON ENVIRONMENT: Bee keepers in Poland have won a fight in the battle to stop genetically engineered produce from killing off entire bee colonies. Since a link was made Full story